If I just return test as it is written I get null basically or output like this� Test String here -> <-Test String there

If I return the �I�m from the method� string obviously I get�. Test String here -> I�m from the method <-Test String there

I have also tried adding a string to the value tags in the config file-still null and that wouldn�t have helped anyway. So what is going on? I thought you could have a constructor actually, well, construct in JSF but this one looks like it is being over-written or something.

correction-the constructor must be called because I put a database connection manager in this constructor and then used it to get a connection and verify a user name that was also passed in....that part worked. [ June 01, 2007: Message edited by: Pat Peg ]